BMW 228I 2019–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B611120 · NHTSA communication 10184582 · issued Nov 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2019–2021
model years
33
vehicle entries
Official summary
WHEN LOCKING VEHICLE, DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT VEHICLE IS NOT SECURED: The customer complains that when locking the vehicle from the outside using the remote control: The doors lock. The alarm system is not activated. The side mirrors (when the function is activated) do not fold in.
Vehicles covered
- 2020 BMW 228I
- 2021 BMW 228I
- 2021 BMW 330E
- 2019 BMW 330I
- 2020 BMW 330I
- 2021 BMW 330I
- 2021 BMW 430I
- 2020 BMW 840I
- 2021 BMW 840I
- 2020 BMW M235I
- 2021 BMW M235I
- 2020 BMW M340I
- 2021 BMW M340I
- 2021 BMW M440I
- 2020 BMW M8
- 2021 BMW M8
- 2019 BMW M850I
- 2020 BMW M850I
- 2021 BMW M850I
- 2019 BMW M850XI
- 2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe
- 2019 BMW X5
- 2020 BMW X5
- 2021 BMW X5
- 2020 BMW X6
- 2021 BMW X6
- 2020 BMW X6 M
- 2019 BMW X7
- 2020 BMW X7
- 2021 BMW X7
- 2019 BMW Z4
- 2020 BMW Z4
- 2021 BMW Z4
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.